Calendar of Events APRIL ART EXHIBITION April 4 - 30, 2010 Frederic Lafargue >>View Image He is currently refitting a sailboat and living in Annapolis, but the first time I spoke with Frederic Lafargue was in 2002 and he was sitting poised on a roof in Ramallah waiting for Israeli soldiers to move in to the city to battle Palestinian fighters. The situation was tense and explosive and it was immediately clear to me through our conversation that Frederic was a smart, intrepid reporter. More than this, when I finally looked at his pictures from the story I realized he also possessed great visual skill. He was able to capture in his images the anxiety and fear of a city under seige, and his portrayal of the people caught up and trapped in the chaos was emotionally riveting. After this, we worked together on a number of stories including the extremely frightening and bloody 2nd Battle of Falluja in Iraq in 2004. Under remarkably difficult and dangerous circumstances, Frederic produced a series of very poignant photographs that explored with great feeling the fragile and vulnerable aspects of human beings attempting to survive the maelstrom of violence and war. Frederic is no novice to scenarios of conflict and he is endowed with a tremendous and aesthetically potent ability to tell and render stories. He always effectively articulates the crucial face of human fortitude and dignity in his work no matter what the subject. In fact, Frederic is a person who celebrates life and who is capable of showing not only the pain of a difficult moment but also of finding the grace, humor, and beauty that are inherent parts of the human condition. With his deeply nuanced sensibility and a considerable and considerate aesthetic eye, Frederic has turned his attention to the streets, the people, and the atmosphere of Annapolis, one of the country's historic jewels. His pictures illuminate a city that spans generations and centuries of time creating a stage upon which naval cadets, buildings, weather, and all other animate and inanimate objects perform a passion play of life. There is rapturousness in the pictures, a CELEBRATION of moment, a chronicle of living with a deep sense of the past and a curious anticipation of future. Frederic's visual dialogue with the city of Annapolis is a poetic and musical ode to a a special place both in his heart and in the imaginations of those who can only dream of the place. -Jaime Wellford-Newsweek Opening reception is Sunday, April 4th from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. April 2010 For reservations to all shows, please call 410.626.9796. 04.01.2010 - Thursday Rob Levit Group 8:00 PM - 12:00 AM Guitarist, composer and educator Rob Levit has been described by the Ottawa International Jazz Festival as "...one of the finest young guitarists on today's jazz scene." $6.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 04.02.2010 - Friday Blue Rhythm Boys 8:30 PM - 11:30 PM Blending the blues of Mississippi John Hurt with the "hot club" swing of Django Reinhardt, The Blue Rhythm Boys have delighted audiences with their tight vocals and hot guitar playing since 1997. Tom Mitchell, Jim Stephanson and Ralph Gordon bring authenticity and originality to their own smoky mix of hot jazz, blues and hokum. $10.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 04.03.2010 - Saturday Hot Club of DC 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM Hot Club of DC is the premier Gypsy Jazz band in the DC area. Guitars, Violin, Clarinet, Bass and vocalist celebrates acoustic Jazz in the tradition developed by master guitarist Django Reinhardt and world known violinist Stephan Grappelli and as it has evolved up to now. Swing, Ballads, Latin, Waltzes, American Jazz Standards and French classics with sometimes a hint of Eastern-European flavor. 2010 is Django Reinhardt's 100th Anniversary : if you know the style you won't miss it ; if you don't know it yet, now is the time. $10.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 04.04.2010 - Sunday Gary & Leah 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM GARY WRIGHT & LEAH WEISS play roots-Americana music. Drawing from the traditions of Appalachian old-time and country music, their repertoire is a blend of originals, reinvented traditional songs and tunes, and innovative contemporary covers. Driving fiddle lines and tight harmony singing are trademarks of their sound. No Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 04.04.2010 - Sunday Jonathan Stone 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM Bossa Nova in America? Jonathan Stone brings the amazing sounds of Brazil to 49 West No Cover Charge >> Back to Top 04.05.2010 - Monday Bens Bones 8:30 PM - 11:30 PM Ben's Bones, a northeast regional band from Annapolis Maryland, has been playing their exciting brand of acoustic rock at many of the area's best clubs for over 2 years. They've opened for bands such as the Gin Blossoms, Jerry Jeff Walker, Dick Dale, The Presidents of the United States of America, and The Church. Frontman Dan Haas has recorded with members of the Barenaked Ladies and Guster. $6.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 04.06.2010 - Tuesday Unified Jazz Ensemble 8:30 PM - 11:30 PM The Unified Jazz Ensemble is a dynamic group of masterful musicians from the USA. This ensemble has years of experience educating and entertaining diverse audiences. This is acoustic jazz, a classic American art form, done to perfection with audience interaction at its best. $6.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 04.07.2010 - Wednesday Starr's Jazz Jam 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Joe Byrd Jam becomes STARR’S JAZZ JAM!! Our popular jam sessions at 49 WEST café continue under the new leadership of JOHN STARR, with the help of Dick Glass, Tom Korth, Jim Lester & Robert Redd on piano! Bill McHenry continues as our house drummer. And how is this going to work? Well, both Dick, Tom and John play bass and piano, so one of them will always be on bass and they will trade off on other instruments. Local musicians and singers will continue to sit in. It’s an ever-changing show!! Note on the calendar below that STARR’S JAZZ JAM will be the first and third Wednesday nights of each month, all year long! *Photo by Dimitri Fotos www.photosbyfotos.com $10.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 04.08.2010 - Thursday Rob Levit Group 8:30 PM - 12:00 PM Guitarist, composer and educator Rob Levit has been described by the Ottawa International Jazz Festival as "...one of the finest young guitarists on today's jazz scene." $6.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 04.09.2010 - Friday Crabgrass 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM After jamming together for two decades, friends Joe Dickey and Henry and Cindy Whitesel took their music to the streets, and Crabgrass made its debut at a street festival in Annapolis in 1993. From there, the band played at gallery openings in the local area, retirement homes, and street festivals. 2 Shows 7:30 &9:30 $6.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 04.10.2010 - Saturday Intimate Jazz with Stef Scaggiari & Mark Russell 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM Stefan Scaggiari, pianist, composer, recording artist, has been an active professional in the music industry for over three decades. His career has taken him to Turkey (the International Music Festival); to the Netherlands (the Rotterdam Music Festival); to Italy for the Salluzo Festival, to Japan for the Concord/Fujitsu Festival Tour, traveling and performing with the Carol Sloane Group, the Modern Jazz Quartet, the Count Basie All-Stars and Mel Torme. $20.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 04.11.2010 - Sunday Swing Brothers 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Jazz duo with two members of the Unified Jazz Ensemble including special guests No Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 04.11.2010 - Sunday Jonathan Stone 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM Bossa Nova in America? Jonathan Stone brings the amazing sounds of Brazil to 49 West No Cover Charge >> Back to Top 04.12.2010 - Monday 12 Voices @ 49 West 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM Carrie’s website: http://www.carrieelkin.com/. Special cameo guest TBA. Show starts at 7:30pm, David Glaser opens. Call 410-626-9796 for reservations. $12.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 04.13.2010 - Tuesday Unified Jazz Ensemble 8:30 PM - 11:30 PM The Unified Jazz Ensemble is a dynamic group of masterful musicians from the USA. This ensemble has years of experience educating and entertaining diverse audiences. This is acoustic jazz, a classic American art form, done to perfection with audience interaction at its best. $6.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 04.14.2010 - Wednesday Pam & Paula 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM No Cover Charge >> Back to Top 04.14.2010 - Wednesday The Fab Trio 8:30 PM - 11:00 PM A rare treat! One night only! The FAB Trio will be featuring critically-acclaimed jazz flautist Ali Ryerson here at 49 West in Annapolis! 2 SHOWS 8:30 & 10PM Ali Ryerson, flute Bob Butta, piano Amy Shook, bass Frank Russo, drums Ali Ryerson has emerged as one of the most exciting and versatile flutists on the scene today. She has performed with such diverse talents as Dr. Billy Taylor, Kenny Barron, Stephane Grappelli, Frank Wess, Red Rodney, Laurindo Almeida, Art Farmer, Maxine Sullivan, Roy Haynes, Julius Baker, and (as principal flutist with the Monterey Bay Symphony) with Luciano Pavarotti. Ali has toured the USA, Canada, Europe, Japan and Africa, and has performed in many major jazz festivals, including the famed Monterey Jazz Festival, the JVC in New York, Guinness Festival in Scotland, Edinburgh Festival in Scotland, and Carnegie Hall. Ali has released over a dozen jazz albums, the first four on European labels. She was then signed by legendary record producer Bob Thiele who produced two albums on his Red Baron label. Ali then signed with Concord Jazz for an additional three recordings. Jazziz put her Concord debut album on its Critic's Picks for 1995. www.aliryerson.com Since it's inception in early 2006, the FAB Trio has become one of the most in-demand jazz ensembles in the Baltimore/Washington, D.C. area, not only as a trio, but also as a burnin' ready-made rhythm section in the area's jazz venues and night clubs, backing various local and national jazz artists. Individually, each of these three musicians are masters in their own right, but as a trio, they are unsurpassed as a powerful, groovin', fine-tuned instrument. Through their deep understanding of the jazz tradition, they have truly developed their own sound, and express it intuitively and passionately in their arrangements and performances of both jazz standards, as well as in their own compositions. $10.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 04.15.2010 - Thursday Rob Levit Group 8:30 PM - 12:00 AM Guitarist, composer and educator Rob Levit has been described by the Ottawa International Jazz Festival as "...one of the finest young guitarists on today's jazz scene." No Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 04.16.2010 - Friday The Basement Band 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM 2 Shows 8pm & 10pm The Basement Band plays the music of Bob Dylan and The Band. Featuring Dean Rosenthal, Gary Wright, Leah Weiss, Jeff Muller, and Tom Fridrich, The Basement Band debuted in April 2006 to great excitement and critical acclaim. They bring a fresh perspective to the songs while remaining true to their roots. The result is a powerful presentation of classic and inventive covers of some of the best songs written in this era. $10.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 04.17.2010 - Saturday Abe's Lily 7:30 PM - 11:00 PM Abe’s Lily is banjoist Laurence Sugarman, Mark Warford on bouzouki and cuatro, bassist Laurie Hunt and Sonam Targee on tabla and dumbek, touring from Rochester, New York for an evening of great tunes and songs. Together they create a happy Old Time-Celtic-Indian-Jazz Fusion that’s been called “New Traditional Music.” It is a very cool sound from an incredible quartet. Come by, sit back, tap your feet and smile. $8.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 04.18.2010 - Sunday The Mickey Basil Group 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM $6.00 Cover Charge >> Back to Top 04.18.2010 - Sunday Jonathan Stone 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM Bossa Nova Jazz brunch! No Cover Charge >> Back to Top 04.19.2010 - Monday Bens Bones 8:30 PM - 11:30 PM Ben's Bones, a northeast regional band from Annapolis Maryland, has been playing their exciting brand of acoustic rock at many of the area's best clubs for over 2 years. They've opened for bands such as the Gin Blossoms, Jerry Jeff Walker, Dick Dale, The Presidents of the United States of America, and The Church. Frontman Dan Haas has recorded with members of the Barenaked Ladies and Guster. $6.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 04.20.2010 - Tuesday Unified Jazz Ensemble 8:30 PM - 11:30 PM The Unified Jazz Ensemble is a dynamic group of masterful musicians from the USA. This ensemble has years of experience educating and entertaining diverse audiences. This is acoustic jazz, a classic American art form, done to perfection with audience interaction at its best. $6.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 04.21.2010 - Wednesday Starr's Jazz Jam 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Joe Byrd Jam becomes STARR’S JAZZ JAM!! Our popular jam sessions at 49 WEST café continue under the new leadership of JOHN STARR, with the help of Dick Glass, Tom Korth, Jim Lester & Robert Redd on piano! Bill McHenry continues as our house drummer. And how is this going to work? Well, both Dick, Tom and John play bass and piano, so one of them will always be on bass and they will trade off on other instruments. Local musicians and singers will continue to sit in. It’s an ever-changing show!! Note on the calendar below that STARR’S JAZZ JAM will be the first and third Wednesday nights of each month, all year long! *Photo by Dimitri Fotos www.photosbyfotos.com $10.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 04.22.2010 - Thursday Rob Levit Group 8:00 PM - 12:00 PM Guitarist, composer and educator Rob Levit has been described by the Ottawa International Jazz Festival as "...one of the finest young guitarists on today's jazz scene." $6.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 04.23.2010 - Friday Susan Jones Trio 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Susan Jones is a versatile free-lance violinist, who plays styles ranging from classical to jazz, with many stops along the way, including: rock, country, klezmer and mariachi. She has brought her classical music to Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Centerand the National Gallery of Art Terrace Cafe. Her jazz venues include the One Step Down, the Corcoran Jazz Series and Blues Alley. A graduate of the University of Maryland, she has worked as a full-time musician since 1978. $6.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 04.24.2010 - Saturday Her, Him & I 9:00 PM - 12:00 PM Have an evening of fun and great music with this trio and performing with them will be Nashville Songwriter Buddy Mondlock. $8.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 04.25.2010 - Sunday The Swing Brothers 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Jazz duo with two members of Unified Jazz Ensemble No Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 04.25.2010 - Sunday Adrian Bond 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM $6.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 04.25.2010 - Sunday Jonathan Stone 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM Bossa Nova Jazz brunch! No Cover Charge >> Back to Top 04.27.2010 - Tuesday Unified Jazz Ensemble 8:30 PM - 11:30 PM The Unified Jazz Ensemble is a dynamic group of masterful musicians from the USA. This ensemble has years of experience educating and entertaining diverse audiences. This is acoustic jazz, a classic American art form, done to perfection with audience interaction at its best. $6.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 04.28.2010 - Wednesday The Jazz Update 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM With a recent CD that rode the international jazz charts for months last year, The Jazz Update is one of the finest and most successful working bands in the mid-Atlantic. Join them for an intimate, energetic and engaging night on the town! $15.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 04.29.2010 - Thursday Cafe Scientific 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Lecture/discussion on science evolving today and in the past. No Cover Charge >> Back to Top 04.29.2010 - Thursday Rob Levit Group 8:30 PM - 12:00 AM Guitarist, composer and educator Rob Levit has been described by the Ottawa International Jazz Festival as "...one of the finest young guitarists on today's jazz scene." $6.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 04.30.2010 - Friday Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM $10.00 Cover Charge >> Back to Top